The current owner also tells Arnie that the car has a name: Christine. The owner, George LeBay, tells the story of the car: he inherited it from his dead brother, Roland. In spite of everything, Arnie falls in love with this car. only now it's dirty, gritty, broken, with pieces peeling off or falling apart. Supposedly, this is the same vehicle that we saw on the Detroit assembly line. Arnie notices a used Plymouth Fury with a placard announcing "SOLD".
Arnie and Dennis start their way back to their homes. When both Arnie and Dennis tell the shop teacher that Buddy had a switchblade in his possession when he teased Arnie, it looks that the only consequence will be bad for Arnie, as Boddy announces he will take his own back pretty soon. Today, Buddy stamps on Arnie's sack-lunch and also breaks his glasses.
Dennis tries to stop the bullies, but he can't be all the time checking on weak Arnie. During shop class, Arnie is bullied by several students led by Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander). Dennis is a football player, who still befriends Arnie and tries to stand up for him. Arnie is clumsy, and his black-rimmed glasses characterize him as being nerdy. Arnie and his best friend Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell) are going to their school, as usual. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a meek teenager who spends his weekends playing Scrabble with his parents (Christine Belford and Richard Darnell), who still treat him as a child. Present day, Septemin Northern California. Another factory worker takes a seat inside the vehicle he will be found dead afterwords. During the process, this particular red car is being fussed about by one factory worker who has his hand injured when the vehicle's hood comes down on it. Among the rather plain-colored vehicles, one of them stands out: a bright-red one. We are inside a car factory where numerous Plymouth Fury's are being assembled.
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